Bad Lieutenant
1992 · 96 min · Director: Abel Ferrara
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A police Lieutenant goes about his daily tasks of investigating homicides, but is more interested in pursuing his vices. He has accumulated a massive debt betting on baseball, and he keeps doubling to try to recover. His bookies are beginning to get agitated. The Lieutenant does copious amounts of drugs, cavorts with prostitutes, and uses his status to take advantage of teenage girls. While investigating a nun's rape, he begins to reflect on his lifestyle.
Emotional fingerprint
Bad Lieutenant (1992) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 30%, Anxiety 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Disturbing30%
- Anxiety25%
- Sadness20%
- Guilt15%
- Empathy10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Anxiety, Sadness. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Anxiety and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Emotional journey
- Disturbing
- Tension
- Disgust
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Disgust
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Disturbing | Tension | Disgust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Tension | 36 % | 20 % | 26 % | 7 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Disturbing | 51 % | 38 % | 39 % | 14 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Tension | 49 % | 36 % | 40 % | 16 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Disturbing | 39 % | 30 % | 24 % | 19 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Disgust | 48 % | 44 % | 23 % | 36 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Disturbing | 69 % | 66 % | 44 % | 56 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Disgust | 85 % | 83 % | 68 % | 75 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Disgust | 84 % | 76 % | 69 % | 68 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Sympathy | 71 % | 53 % | 49 % | 36 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Sympathy | 60 % | 35 % | 33 % | 16 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Tension | 52 % | 23 % | 38 % | 10 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Tension | 49 % | 21 % | 46 % | 8 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Tension | 49 % | 22 % | 47 % | 9 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 60 % | 34 % | 49 % | 16 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Sadness | 70 % | 49 % | 47 % | 24 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Sympathy | 71 % | 45 % | 47 % | 21 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Sadness | 73 % | 39 % | 53 % | 20 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Tension | 74 % | 48 % | 63 % | 31 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Tension | 77 % | 57 % | 74 % | 39 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Oedipus
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
LT's Daughter
The Nun
LT's Son #2
LT's Baby Girl
Lite
Ariane
Bowtay
Young Cop
Korean Store Owner
Korean Store Hood #1
Korean Store Hood #2
Julio
Paulo
Details
- Directed by
- Abel Ferrara
- Written by
- Abel Ferrara, Zoë Lund
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1992
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Disturbing
- Data updated
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